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title: repaint — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «repaint» in the school dictionary: To repaint something is to paint it again, usually in a new colour or because the old paint is worn. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# repaint

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**Who acts:** We, I, One tin, 3 tins, They · **What happens:** repaint, be, wear, scratch, cover, need · **To what, where:** something, old paint, fence, classroom door, blue, bike

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«repaint» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [repaint in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/repaint.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To repaint something is to paint it again, usually in a new colour or because the old paint is worn.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repaint:m1:1
# text = To repaint something is to paint it again, usually in a new colour or because the old paint is worn.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	repaint	repaint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	paint	paint	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
16	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repaint** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | again | paint *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **wear** | present · passive |  | the old paint |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We repainted the fence white.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repaint:x1:1
# text = We repainted the fence white.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	repainted	repaint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repaint** | past | We | the fence |  |  |  | white *property* | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fence=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The classroom door was repainted in blue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repaint:x2:1
# text = The classroom door was repainted in blue.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	repainted	repaint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repaint** | past · passive |  | the classroom door |  | blue |  |  | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My bike was scratched, so I repainted it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repaint:x3:1
# text = My bike was scratched, so I repainted it.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	scratched	scratch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	repainted	repaint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scratch** | past · passive |  | My bike |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **repaint** | past | I | bike |  |  |  |  | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One tin covers 10 square metres; we need 3 tins to repaint a 30 square metre wall.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repaint:x4:1
# text = One tin covers 10 square metres; we need 3 tins to repaint a 30 square metre wall.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	covers	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	tins	tin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	repaint	repaint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
15	30	30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
16	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	metre	metre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present | One tin | 10 square metres |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme metre=Destination |
| 2 | **need** | present | we | 3 tins |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **repaint** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | 3 tins *not said here* | a metre wall |  |  |  |  | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lines on the playground were repainted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repaint:x5:1
# text = The lines on the playground were repainted.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	repainted	repaint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repaint** | past · passive |  | the lines on the playground |  |  |  |  | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They are repainting the bridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repaint:x6:1
# text = They are repainting the bridge.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	repainting	repaint	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repaint** | present · progressive | They | the bridge |  |  |  |  | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridge=Patient |

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